And the award for holding an Oscar goes to -- Sen. Linda Newell. The Oscar belongs to Coloradan Daniel Junge, whose “Saving Face” won an Oscar this year for best short documentary,

House Bill 12-1286 creates the Film Production Activities in Colorado Act, the first of its kind in the country in that it creates a loan guarantee program for production activities, according to a news release from the Senate Democrats.

The bill also increases the existing film incentive from a 10 percent rebate for production costs to 20 percent. The rebate applies to production costs for films, television series, commercials, documentaries, music videos, and video game creation.

“Colorado has a long and proud tradition in the film industry and this legislation will help keep this tradition alive,” said Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton.

More than 400 films have been filmed in Colorado, including “True Grit” and “City Slickers,” but in recent years other states have with lucrative film packages have lured movie production to other states. However, incentive programs in other states have lured movie production to other regions in recent years.

“This bill is so important for Colorado’s content creation industry,” said Donald Zuckerman, director of the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media.

Bill: “Oh my God, what were you doing?”
Tom: “Well, I just wanted to see if we can create more films here in this beautiful state of Colorado.”
Bill moves to the open window, looks up: “I see the mountains today, they are inspiring. Is that what gave you the idea?
Tom:” No, I saw that other states are doing the same thing, to make money.”
Bill: ” How much, like millions”?
Beth enters the room: “Hey, did I hear someone say millions of dollars?”
Bill: “Hopefully!”
In the last chapter, many films were made in Colorado and the citizens there all became wealthy stars of
great importance, like Hickenlooper, Tancredo, and little…… stay tuned for next weeks film.

Anonymous

Where is my rebate ?

Free money for Everyone

Lon Levine

you are an ignorant clown. Film incentives pay back over 100 to 1 in terms of money spent in the state for local payroll, expendable purchases ie props, clothing items used as wardrobe, vehicle rentals, food and high end lodging for cast and crew, etc. Denver and Colorado had a thriving industry until the incentives were removed in the ’80s, and other states seeing the financial benefits started adding their own incentives. Remember ‘Father Doweling’, Perry Mason, and other TV series that had a full time Denver presence. ADD that to the recognition that film and television advertising of our state’s beauty and we get a significant tourist bump from these incentives as well. This is not a give-away. It is a net plus, for every dollar not collected, through rebates, a hundred are spent

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.